In order to play the game of darts, you need the proper equipment, namely, darts and a dart board. In recent times, the electronic dart board has really gained in popularity because it has automatic scoring and offers different game options. The electronic dart board requires the use of soft tip darts and these are popping up everywhere in a variety of styles and colors.

A conventional dart board uses steel tip darts. An electronic dart board uses soft tip darts which have a slightly flexible tip on the end made from plastic brass, silver, or copper.

The soft tip dart comes in a wide variety of styles and colors and weights so it is up to each individual to choose the dart he feels comfortable with taking into consideration the barrel shape and shaft as well as the material which makes up the grip.

Soft tip darts with barrels made of brass are usually the least expensive and therefore the most popular type of dart used to play on an electronic dart board. The tungsten soft tip darts have smaller barrels and are heavy and easy to through but more expensive.

Darts are designed in styles that mirror the player’s personality. Therefore many types of darts exist such as Harley Davidson darts, Budweiser darts, etc. This makes it easy to buy a present for your darting friend because a lot of darters love to collect the various styles of soft tip darts.